iPhone 5 Screens Shipping Soon, Says Sharp
Sharp president Takashi Okuda said that panels will begin to ship next month, bringing a glimmer of hope to investors.
Apple might as well fess up now and admit that its iPhone 5 -- or whatever the gadget will be called -- is on the way in September. The cat is out of the bag, and now even Japan's Sharp Corp. is admitting to some degree that the highly-rumored iOS smartphone is on the way. The admittance was offered up to the press in Tokyo on Thursday after the company released its latest quarterly earnings.
"Shipments will start in August," Sharp's new president, Takashi Okuda, said. He reportedly declined to give a more specific date for shipments beyond that point, nor did he actually comment on Sharp's relationship with Apple. But as Reuters states, these screens are widely known to be headed for the new iPhone.
The other two suppliers of the panels are LG Display Co Ltd and Japan Display Inc.
As reported earlier, Apple is supposedly revealing the new iPhone 5, the iPad Mini and new iPod devices on September 12. The phone itself is supposedly slated for a September 21 release, and so far there's no word of when exactly the rumored 7-inch iPad tablet will hit retail shelves although there's talk it may hit the market at the same time.
The latest smartphone will reportedly come packed with 30-percent larger screen than the current iPhone. measuring 4-inches from corner to corner. Its closest competitor, the Android-powered Samsung Galaxy S III, sports a 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED screen protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 2.
The iPhone 5's screen will also reportedly be thinner than previous versions, using in-cell panels. This technology embeds touch sensors into the liquid crystal display itself, eliminating the touch-screen layer used in the current iPhone models. The phone will reportedly be thinner overall and sport a metal back.
Okuda's mention of the iPhone 5 display shipments was believed to serve as a distraction from Sharp's "disappointing" quarterly earnings. The company reported a fiscal first quarter loss of around $1.76 billion, and a plan to eliminate 5,000 jobs by the end of the fiscal year (March 2013). The company now projects a $3.18 billion loss for the fiscal year ending March 2013, up from a previous estimated loss of around $382 million.
I thought it was common knowledge that people don't buy Apple to be on the cutting end of technology.
Closest competitor in terms of what? SGS3 is already old news in Android world, people are waiting for the next gen Nexus (or even Nexii) phones. OS? Android already has a lot of features that only recently have been copied by iOS, and likely next iOS will copy some more (widgets, maybe?). In terms of expandable memory and replaceable batteries, there isn't even a contest.
SGS3 may be one of the top notch phones right now, but so is HTC OneX and the latest LG model. Motorola has their Razr HD in the pipeline (not that you'll be getting this kind of news from Tom's, they're too focused on Apple rumors), and I am really interested to see which manufacturer(s) will jump on the next Nexus bandwagon.
Closest competitor in terms of what? SGS3 is already old news in Android world, people are waiting for the next gen Nexus (or even Nexii) phones. OS? Android already has a lot of features that only recently have been copied by iOS, and likely next iOS will copy some more (widgets, maybe?). In terms of expandable memory and replaceable batteries, there isn't even a contest.
SGS3 may be one of the top notch phones right now, but so is HTC OneX and the latest LG model. Motorola has their Razr HD in the pipeline (not that you'll be getting this kind of news from Tom's, they're too focused on Apple rumors), and I am really interested to see which manufacturer(s) will jump on the next Nexus bandwagon.
I thought it was common knowledge that people don't buy Apple to be on the cutting end of technology.
"But when I started seeing teenagers run around with them"
So basically, you don't want to own what people own. Alright, well news flash bud, teenagers use Galaxy as well.
You want to be unique, but you never will be. You always want to avoid being a "sheeple" and prevent yourself from acquiring products, those who acquire products simply because they're easy to use, clean, fun - are the smart ones.
I own an iPhone 4s myself, and it pisses me off a lot. I want more space, I want to customize, I want to easily transfer files but I can't. But am I about to piss on the brand and call the users sheeple and shit? No.
Some people grow up and realize people have different tastes. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, meaning, what is beautiful to me may not be for you.
If you can't accept that people enjoy apple products, others enjoy Android based products, you're the only person here with a problem.
Grow up.
Hopefully this android fad will die soon and the illusion that people are actually paying money for these phones (when in reality, the carriers have to give them away lol) and people will move on to Windows Phone. I would say move on to iPhone, but most Android users are poor and are on value carriers that apple will never taint its image on, like boost mobile and cricket.
Trust!
I don't like your attitude, but I kinda agree. Android is not for everyone. At the moment it is just the one most widely available (price points and locations).
I don't remember seeing you (or any other barista for that matter) looking into my wallet.
FYI (but something tells me you're not interested in information) all my well-doing friends have Android phones, and the one that had an iPad had to give it up because of WiFi connectivity issues. Yes, the latest and greatest ipad.
i like how this one-guy experience turned into the general rule; that speaks volumes of your "scientific method".
Carriers are giving away iphones, too, just look at the prices for a 3GS or even a 4 nowadays. As soon as a phone becomes bottom-of-the-barrel it hits the bargain bin, no exceptions.
OK, troll-feeding time is over.
but yea so the screens are shipping and its news... ok
I remember my first Android phone was the Motorola Droid. The thing was heavy as hell, and clunky and was slow as mollazes but i droped that thing so many times, but sooooo many times and was full of dent, but the screen was perfect not broken or scratches and i never had a cover or shock protector on it.
When verizon came out with the Iphone 4 I bought two, one for my wife, one for me. It had problem charging on the first day, so i took it back to verizon store for repair or replacement. The female tech that was doing the basic check agreed that it was a charger problem not the phone. But she mistakely dropped the phone from a less than one feet height altitude on the desk she was working and the front and back of the phone shattered like it was made of paper thing crystal. She was about to give another one when I asked her who should i see for a replacement!!. And switched to the Droid 3 Global.
I didn't choose the android device for monetary reason but for convenience, i could not have something that could shatter if you look bad at it.
And hell most android phone, at least the up to date ones, are way more expensive than iphone.
I really don't understand your reasoning but you clearly lack the capability to research or accept the true in front of your eyes.
I AM A Galaxy SIII user and I don't see the need for that much power at all!!!! What program needs that much power? Is CFD coming out for smart phones? or AutoCAD for smart phones?
Be fair to apple, it has a market. Its extremely easy to use, and functional! Not everyone needs to customize, it can do 99% of things for most people.
I AM A Galaxy SIII user and I don't see the need for that much power at all!!!! What program needs that much power? Is CFD coming out for smart phones? or AutoCAD for smart phones?
Be fair to apple, it has a market. Its extremely easy to use, and functional! Not everyone needs to customize, it can do 99% of things for most people.